Stocking Stuffers $15 and Under for Outdoor Lovers 🎁🏞️

Stocking stuffers are the small gifts that make a holiday morning fun. For outdoor lovers, the best ones are easy to wrap and easy to use: something to stick, pin, clip, carry or light.

This guide has 25 ideas, and every one costs $15 or less. We mixed in our own lanyards, ID badge holders, wristlet keychains, pins and stickers with small-brand finds we think are worth knowing about. Each brand gets a short write-up at the end.

Jump to: Neck Lanyards | ID Badge Holders | Wristlet Keychains | Pouches and Journals | Cabin and Campfire | Wear It | Pins | Stickers | Free Shipping | About the Brands | Quick Answers

Neck Lanyards ($13.99)

A neck lanyard holds keys, an ID or a wallet, and it is a gift people use every day. We have about 20 designs in our Neck Lanyards collection.

1. Foggy Forest Neck Lanyard ($13.99): a misty green evergreen print. Calm and woodsy.

2. Midnight Mountain Neck Lanyard ($13.99): a dark design with mountains and stars for the night-sky crowd.

3. National Park Neck Lanyard ($13.99): a long neck lanyard featuring popular U.S. national parks with vegan brown leather ends. It works for ID badges, keys and wallets.

ID Badge Holders ($12.99)

For the teacher, nurse, student or new hire on your list. These have a clear ID window and card slots, and pair well with a lanyard. See more in our ID Badge Holders collection, or browse our gift ideas for teachers, nurses and new hires.

4. Desert ID Badge Holder ($12.99): a sun-washed desert landscape with layered ridges and saguaro cacti, a tan top panel with an embossed pine tree, and a clear card window on the back.

5. Yosemite National Park ID Badge Holder ($12.99): a cream mountain design with card pockets, a window pane and a snap strap with a small debossed pine tree.

6. Silent Grove Floral ID Badge Holder ($12.99): a green botanical design with a clear ID window, back card slots and a pine tree snap closure.

Wristlet Keychains ($7.99 to $12.49)

A wristlet keychain loops around your wrist and clips to a wallet, coin pouch, phone or lightweight camera, so it is easy to carry and hard to lose. Each one is about 8 inches long with a leather end and a metal hook. We have more designs in our Wristlet Keychains collection.

7. National Park Wristlet Keychain ($12.49): a tan strap with brown leather ends and a bronze hook, printed with illustrations inspired by national parks including Arches, Yosemite, Zion, Yellowstone and Grand Teton. A good pick for the park fan.

8. Wildflower Wristlet Keychain ($7.99): a colorful wildflower print on a light background, with a brown leather end. It is the lowest-priced pattern in our keychain collection, so it is easy to add to a stocking.

Pouches, Pockets and Journals (Small-Brand Finds)

These are small things for pockets and packs, from brands we like. We link to each shop directly, and each brand is covered in About the Brands below.

9. Camping Money Coin Pouch by Three Potato Four ($8): a vintage-inspired rubber coin pouch in green with a gold "Camping Money" message. You squeeze it to open, and it stays closed otherwise. It is made in the U.S.A. and sold here through Mochi Kids, a shop in Salt Lake City.

10. Cavallini & Co. Mini Pouches ($13.95): Foraging, Butterflies and Language of Flowers are three designs from the Cavallini archives, printed on 100% natural cotton. Each pouch is 4 by 9 inches with a lined interior and a zipper with a leather pull. Stock at Stocklist Goods is limited, so do not wait on these. Photo courtesy of Cavallini & Co.

11. Cavallini Vintage Zipper Pouches ($14.95): for more room, Jenni Bick carries the full-size version in two national park designs, National Parks and National Parks Bear. They are 6 by 9 inches, with a gusseted bottom so the pouch stands on its own, a dark navy cotton lining, and the same zipper and leather pull.

12. Pocket Journals, Orange 2-Pack by Bradley Mountain ($10): two slim paperback journals with graph paper, a ruler on the back and 64 pages each. Each is about 2 7/8 by 4 1/4 inches, small enough to live in a pocket or wallet. The set includes a fox journal and a fish journal. Good for trail notes.

For the Cabin and the Campfire

13. Fancy Matches by Tres Cuervos ($8): a matchbox with 25 matches, in one of four designs inspired by the American West. Sold through Ballad of the Bird Dog. A good gift for anyone who lights candles, campfires or both.

14. The Explorers Soap, Sandalwood & Bergamot by Growing Wilder (about £7.49): a handmade 100 g soap bar with a woody, citrusy scent, made in small batches. Forager Provisions is a UK shop, so the price shows in pounds on the UK site and your local currency at checkout. Allow extra time for international shipping. Photo courtesy of Growing Wilder.

15. Cavallini & Co. Mini Puzzles ($13 to $14): the National Parks ($14) and Language of Flowers ($13) are 240-piece puzzles that finish at 10.5 by 14 inches, with images from the Cavallini archives. One has colorful park illustrations, and the other has vibrant floral artwork on navy blue. Each comes in a 5-inch tube with a biodegradable storage bag, easy enough for a quiet evening by the fire. Puzzledly offers free standard U.S. shipping on orders of $85 or more, and 20% off when you buy 3 or more puzzles. Photo courtesy of Cavallini & Co.

Something to Wear ($15)

16. Tree Logo Dad Cap in Forest Green by Indy Brand ($15 on sale, regular $32): a 100% cotton, bio-washed dad cap with an embroidered tree logo and an adjustable back strap. It is unisex. The sale price may change. Photo courtesy of Indy Brand.

Pins ($4.99 to $10)

A pin is small enough for a stocking and sturdy enough to last. They go on backpacks, jackets, hats and bags.

17. Zion National Park Acrylic Pin ($4.99): for the person who has hiked Zion or is dreaming about it.

18. Grand Teton National Park Acrylic Pin ($4.99): a pin for anyone who loves jagged peaks and big lakes.

19. Great Smoky Mountains National Park Acrylic Pin ($4.99): a good fit for East Coast hikers and fall-color chasers. There are more parks in our National Park Pins collection.

20. Camera Mountain Enamel Pin ($10): a vintage camera silhouette filled with trees and mountains. It is a soft enamel pin in a shiny nickel finish, about 1.3 by 0.93 inches, with a rubber clutch back.

21. Havasu Falls Enamel Pin ($10): the turquoise waterfalls of Havasu Falls in the Grand Canyon, in soft enamel with a shiny nickel finish. It is about 0.83 by 1.35 inches with a butterfly clutch back. See the rest of the Enamel Pins collection.

22. Canoe Enamel Pin by The Wild Wander ($10): forest green enamel with antique gold metal, about 1 inch across, with a secure rubber backer and an illustrated kraft backing card. A nice one for the paddler on your list.

Outdoor Stickers ($3 Each)

Stickers are the ultimate low-pressure gift. They end up on water bottles, laptops, coolers and truck windows, and they start a conversation every time. Here are 10 designs from Wildtree, grouped by who they are for. Browse them all in our Stickers collection.

23. For the wildlife lover ($3 each): four animal shapes, each filled with mountains and trees. The Bear Landscape is a classic for anyone who has ever hoped to spot one from a safe distance, and the Bison Landscape suits Yellowstone and Grand Teton fans. The Fox is quiet and a little sly, like the best trail finds. The Adventure Paw puts mountains and trees inside a paw print, made for the trail dog's person.

24. For the camper ($3 each): Camp Brew is a mug with a campsite on top, perfect for anyone who thinks coffee tastes better outside. The Cabin Sticker carries a "find me in the woods" message for the person always planning the next getaway. Mountain Adventure is a black and gold circle with stars, a moon, a mountain range and trees, and looks great on a dark water bottle.

25. For the climber, ranger and photographer ($3 each): the Climb More sticker is a carabiner with a black and white mountain scene inside the clip. The Park Ranger Hat has trees, mountains and a "Respect Our Parks" message, a nod to the people who look after the places we love. The Vintage Photographer is a retro camera with an outdoor film feel, an easy pick for anyone who always has a camera along.

How to Stack Stocking Stuffers Into Free Shipping

We offer free U.S. shipping at $30. Two easy Wildtree stockings that clear it:

• The all-rounder: three stickers ($9), two acrylic pins ($9.98) and a neck lanyard ($13.99) come to $32.97.
• The commuter: an ID badge holder ($12.99), a neck lanyard ($13.99) and an acrylic pin ($4.99) come to $31.97.

Items from other brands ship from those shops and follow their own shipping rules, so they do not count toward our free-shipping threshold. Check each shop for its current shipping terms before you order. For a gift for the park fan, see gifts for national park lovers.

About the Brands

Small brands are the reason a stocking feels personal. Here is who made what.

Wildtree

Wildtree makes camera straps, neck lanyards, ID badge holders, wristlet keychains, stickers and pins for people who love the outdoors. We are the shop you are reading this on, so take our picks with that in mind.

Three Potato Four

Three Potato Four is an independent design studio that has been bringing back vintage-inspired gifts and accessories since 2007, from felt pennants and hotel key tags to coin pouches and card packs. The Camping Money pouch above is sold through Mochi Kids.

Growing Wilder

Growing Wilder is a family-owned UK brand that makes illustrated art prints, greeting cards, tea towels and handmade soaps. It describes its products as illustrated by hand, sustainable and ethical, and made in the UK. We link the soap at Forager Provisions, a UK shop of outdoor-inspired goods.

The Wild Wander

The Wild Wander is an illustration studio featuring the original artwork of Richmond, Virginia illustrator Clara Cline. Following in the footsteps of yesterday's naturalists, it is inspired by a curiosity for forgotten history and the natural world. Its range includes art prints, greeting cards, enamel pins and tea towels.

Cavallini & Co.

Cavallini & Co. has made gift and stationery products since 1989, drawing on its archive of vintage images, from 16th century botanical plates to early astronomical charts and travel guides. It started by bringing traditional Italian art calendars to a new audience, and today it also makes puzzles, pouches, tote bags and more. You can find the mini pouches at Stocklist Goods, the full-size pouches at Jenni Bick, a women-owned stationery boutique in Washington, DC, and the puzzles at Puzzledly, a women-owned puzzle shop in North Carolina.

Bradley Mountain

Bradley Mountain began in a garage in Ocean Beach, California in 2012, when Tyler Axtell started designing and making products one at a time. The brand is now based in Columbia, Tennessee, makes its products in the U.S., and repairs its bags for free.

Ballad of the Bird Dog

Ballad of the Bird Dog is a Texas-born lifestyle brand honoring loyalty, craftsmanship and the bond between people and their dogs, with apparel and goods inspired by small-town roots and outdoor living. It sells the Tres Cuervos matches featured above.

Indy Brand

Indy Brand started as an outdoor brand and grew into small-batch apparel and keepsake-style pieces inspired by the places and moments that shape a family. Its guiding phrase is "Made for the Moment."

Quick Answers

What are good stocking stuffers at $15 and under for outdoor lovers?
Stickers ($3), acrylic pins ($4.99), enamel pins ($10), wristlet keychains ($7.99 to $12.49), ID badge holders ($12.99) and neck lanyards ($13.99) from Wildtree all come in at $15 or less. Small-brand picks include matches ($8), a coin pouch ($8), pocket journals ($10), Cavallini pouches ($13.95 to $14.95) and jigsaw puzzles ($13 to $14).

Can you get free shipping with stocking stuffers?
Yes, on Wildtree items. Wildtree offers free U.S. shipping at $30. Three stickers, two acrylic pins and a neck lanyard total $32.97. Items from other brands ship from those shops and follow their own shipping rules.

What is the most inexpensive gift on this list?
Wildtree stickers at $3 each, followed by acrylic pins at $4.99. Among the small-brand picks, the Camping Money coin pouch and the Tres Cuervos matches are $8.

Are there any small-brand stocking stuffers on this list?
Yes. The list includes products from Three Potato Four, Growing Wilder, The Wild Wander, Cavallini & Co., Bradley Mountain, Ballad of the Bird Dog and Indy Brand, each with a short write-up in the About the Brands section.

Prices shown in this post were accurate at the time of writing and may change.